Table 2 Participants’ cognitive and motor-functional scores across the three time-points
tDCS groups | T0 (Mean ± SD) | T1 (Mean ± SD) | T2 (Mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UPDRS-III | ||||
Cerebellar | 42.1 ± 14.1 (18–67) | 34.7 ± 12.2 (10–45) | 34.2 ± 13.4 (5–49) | |
Sham | 31.5 ± 10.7 (16–47) | 25.4 ± 8.6 (13–37) | 26.8 ± 11.5 (8–43) | |
FoG-Q | ||||
Cerebellar | 12.1 ± 3.2 (9–18) | 8.3 ± 2.1 (5–12) | 7.7 ± 2.9 (3–12) | |
Sham | 11.5 ± 3.3 (7–16) | 6.8 ± 3.3 (2–11) | 8.3 ± 4.3 (2–15) | |
MoCA | ||||
Cerebellar | 23 ± 5.1 (15.1–30) | 23.5 ± 3.1 (20.1–28.4) | 23.5 ± 4.1 (17.6–29.4) | |
Sham | 22.8 ± 3.6 (14.7–26.5) | 23.3 ± 4 (15.7–28.3) | 23 ± 4.3 (16.7–30) | |
MMSE | ||||
Cerebellar | 27.3 ± 3.3 (21.5–30) | 27.3 ± 2.5 (21.5–30) | 27.2 ± 2.8 (21.2–30) | |
Sham | 27.1 ± 3 (20.2–30) | 27.5 ± 2.3 (23.2–30) | 27.2 ± 2.9 (21.2–30) | |
FAB | ||||
Cerebellar | 14.6 ± 2.6 (9.6–18) | 14.9 ± 3 (10.6–18) | 15.8 ± 2.4 (11.6–18) | |
Sham | 14.9 ± 3.9 (7.4–18) | 15.5 ± 2.9 (9.5–17.9) | 15.5 ± 2.5 (11.5–18) | |
PDQ-8 | ||||
Cerebellar | 8.9 ± 5.9 (1–21) | 9.1 ± 5.7 (3–20) | 9.2 ± 6.6 (2–23) | |
Sham | 7.6 ± 5.8 (2–19) | 6.3 ± 6.5 (1–19) | 7.8 ± 6.7 (2–18) | |
BDI | ||||
Cerebellar | 12.3 ± 4.9 (5–21) | 10.2 ± 5.6 (1–20) | 11.3 ± 7.3 (0–21) | |
Sham | 8.9 ± 4.5 (4–15) | 8.5 ± 7 (2–23) | 8.6 ± 7.5 (1–21) | |
BORG_pre | ||||
Cerebellar | 10.3 ± 4 (5–18) | 8.7 ± 3.4 (5–16) | 9.7 ± 3.8 (5–16) | |
Sham | 8.4 ± 3.7 (6–15) | 8.1 ± 2.6 (6–13) | 7 ± 1.9 (6–11) | |
BORG_post | ||||
Cerebellar | 13.8 ± 3.8 (6–20) | 12.9 ± 3.6 (6–19) | 13.6 ± 3.1 (7–19) | |
Sham | 11.3 ± 3.3 (7–17) | 11.8 ± 2.1 (8–15) | 10.9 ± 1.8 (8–13) | |
Mini-BEST | ||||
Cerebellar | 15.7 ± 6.2 (5–23) | 18.2 ± 5.7 (7–25) | 18 ± 6.4 (5–25) | |
Sham | 17.6 ± 5.3 (10–24) | 21.6 ± 3.2 (17–26) | 21.6 ± 5.1 (14–28) | |
6MWT | ||||
Cerebellar | 262.5 ± 81.5 (143.4–400) | 321.6 ± 96.2 (198.5–460) | 300.2 ± 121.5 (115.2–460) | |
Sham | 374.5 ± 48.5 (325–480) | 392.9 ± 53 (327–496) | 400.3 ± 34.6 (354-462.5) | |
TUG | ||||
Cerebellar | 12.2 ± 3.6 (8.1–18) | 11.7 ± 4.3 (6.6–21.2) | 14.2 ± 7.8 (7.9–31) | |
Sham | 11.4 ± 1.6 (7.8–15) | 9.4 ± 1.9 (7.1–12) | 10.2 ± 2.3 (7.6–13) | |
BI | ||||
Cerebellar | 72.7 ± 16.9 (34–94) | 77.8 ± 11.8 (63–94) | 76.6 ± 12.4 (64–94) | |
Sham | 89.6 ± 9.2 (71–98) | 94.4 ± 3.7 (87–100) | 93.9 ± 4.5 (85–100) | |
ADL | ||||
Cerebellar | 3.8 ± 1.4 (1–5) | 4.1 ± 1.5 (1–6) | 3.9 ± 1.5 (1–5) | |
Sham | 5.5 ± 0.8 (4–6) | 5.8 ± 0.5 (5–6) | 5.8 ± 0.5 (5–6) | |
IADL | ||||
Cerebellar | 4 ± 2.3 (1–8) | 3.8 ± 2.4 (1–8) | 3.7 ± 2.5 (1–8) | |
Sham | 4.9 ± 2 (2–8) | 4.9 ± 2 (2–8) | 4.9 ± 2 (2–8) |